About this role
Job summary
Imaging Assistant - General and fluoroscopy
This is a rotational post with duties being at:
Hull Royal Infirmary, , Castle Hill Hospital, the East Riding Hospital, Hornsea Cottage Hospital , Withernsea Community Hospital. This post will also involve rotation to the new Community Diagnostic Centre in Hull. and local Urgent treatment centres.
An opportunity has arisen for a full time imaging assistant to join the g general x-ray and fluoroscopy team of the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
You will be working as a part of a friendly team of dedicated and hardworking Radiographers and support workers within the main x-ray departments of the Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
This role will involve contributing to shift patterns covering the 7 day service (including bank holidays) .
Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role
Main duties of the job
The imaging assistant role is primarily to aid and support the Radiographers and radiologists in directly delivering a quality service for all users of the x-ray department.
We are looking for a friendly team members who are able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and customer care skills along with the ability to work under pressure, prioritise workload and work using own initiative. This role includes patient care, communication and IT . There is a need for the successful candidate to be able to multi-task, work well within a team and have a flexible approach to their working site and hours. The service is provided over 7 days and the core opening hours of the department are between 8am to 6pm.
The post holder needs to be flexible to be able to work any shift of up to 10 hours within the opening hours depending upon service need.
Applicants must have a good standard of general education to GCSE level or equivalent.
Previous employment in a similar environment/NHS/care setting would be desirable. Experience of dealing with the general public is essential along with good communication skills, ability to work as an effective team member
Role extension, CPD, KSF and flexible working are actively supported.
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- English language
Desirable
- GCSE English
- Care qualification e.g. NVQ or equivalent
- First aid certificate
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of dealing with the public
- Good organisational skills
- Keyboard skills
Desirable
- Previous employment in a similar environment
- Previous work in NHS/patient care capacity
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Good communication skills
- Ability to listen
- Ability to work within a team
- Organisational skills
- Legible writing
- Hardworking
- Enthusiastic
- Motivated
- Compassionate and caring
- Approachable
- Reliable
- Flexibility
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address
Hull University Teaching Hospital Trust
Hull Royal Infirmary
Hull
HU32JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)